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Re:How to waste your career, one comfortable year at a time by humanrebar on Saturday October 17, 2020 @10:45AM (#24810311)
> if you are in a happy position with a great work life balance that encourages and enables you to both improve yourself and - particularly - your non-worklife

Someone needs to write "waste your personal life, one comfortable year at a time".

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Re:How to waste your career, one comfortable year at a time by ineedasername on Saturday October 17, 2020 @11:20AM (#24810624)
Yes, this is much more important. I love my job, but I'm not defined by it. I long ago realized and decided that I had no interest in chasing the next step up if it meant never having a stable personal life.
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Re:How to waste your career, one comfortable year at a time by rbinv on Saturday October 17, 2020 @10:49AM (#24810342)
More like uncomfortable.
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Re:How to waste your career, one comfortable year at a time by ranit on Saturday October 17, 2020 @10:52AM (#24810377)
>> Someone needs to write ...

And skip “comfortable” in the title.

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Re:How to waste your career, one comfortable year at a time by itronitron on Saturday October 17, 2020 @01:56PM (#24811792)
The overachievers can do that in less than a year.
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Re:How to waste your career, one comfortable year at a time by sobani on Monday October 19, 2020 @06:55AM (#24825094)
or: "waste your personal life, one competitive year at a time"
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